Trump Says Moscow Is Ready for a Deal as Kyiv Rejects Blame, Machado Says She Gave Him Nobel Medal

A U.S. delegation to Moscow was reported for January talks on security guarantees.

Overview

Trump told Reuters that Russia is prepared to make an agreement and he blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for delays in resolving the conflict.
Zelensky responded in an evening address, saying Ukraine has never been an obstacle to peace and arguing that Russia does not seek genuine agreements.
Bloomberg reported plans for an American delegation to visit Russia this month to discuss security guarantees for Kyiv and present settlement proposals.
The White House press pool said Trump’s meeting with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the White House lasted more than two hours.
Trump thanked Machado on Truth Social for giving him her Nobel Peace Prize medal, while the Nobel Committee’s rules state the prize cannot be revoked, divided or transferred.